Congregations plan worship services for Easter, Passover
Many churches will hold in-person gatherings on Easter, while other communities opt for online services as the state sees a rise in COVID cases.
Posted: Apr 3, 2021 7:25 PM
Posted By: KGW News Staff
PORTLAND, Oregon Outside Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church Friday night, it was clear how many people felt: never had a Good Friday felt so good.
“It s always a blessing to come to the house of the Lord,” said Gregory Stewart. “I didn t have to be here, but God blessed me.”
Fellow church member Catherine Brown agreed.
“It s a beautiful day, it s Good Friday, I feel liberated!” said Brown. “When you see other people that you ve been separated from for about a year now, it s just rejoicing.”
Congregations plan worship services for Easter, Passover with varying COVID precautions
Many churches will hold in-person gatherings on Easter, while other communities opt for online services as the state sees a rise in COVID cases. Author: Katherine Cook Updated: 11:28 PM PDT April 2, 2021
PORTLAND, Oregon Outside Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church Friday night, it was clear how many people felt: never had a Good Friday felt so good.
“It s always a blessing to come to the house of the Lord,” said Gregory Stewart. “I didn t have to be here, but God blessed me.”
Fellow church member Catherine Brown agreed.
“It s a beautiful day, it s Good Friday, I feel liberated!” said Brown. “When you see other people that you ve been separated from for about a year now, it s just rejoicing.”
St. Mark Church in Evanston.
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Marye Ward, 60, has spent her whole life in Evanston. She can tell you about a time when the streets weren t bisected by I-71, about a community where everyone seemed to know everyone else, the shops that lined Montgomery Road and the bustling Catholic church called St. Mark that, for her and her family, was at the middle of it all.
Ward has never been Catholic, but attended school at St. Mark starting in third grade when her public elementary school ran out of room. She says the sense of warmth at the church s masses and community events made a huge impression on her; as a grade-schooler, she aspired to be a nun, inspired by the sisters she met at St. Mark.
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With the expansion of the digital footprint and an uptick in international online orders, some local couriers have been experiencing Christmas delays in the delivery of packages.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced more persons to utilise door-to-door delivery and other courier services, with fewer people travelling globally to carry gifts among their luggage.
In a notice to its customers, Mailpac disclosed that it has been working with airlines to mitigate the delays, revealing that it had sought to charter flights to clear the backlog.
“Despite sharing our package volume expectations with our providers, the continued expansion of the online shopping industry has caused airlift carriers to become inundated with holiday package volume,” the correspondence read.